Hay-gatherer



(Mod'eLy H. GREBE.

HAY GATHERER.

' No. 272,237. Patented Feb. 13,1883.

NITED STATES PATENT QFFIQE.

HENRY GREBE, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

HAY-GATHERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 272,237, dated February13, 1883.

Application filed June 26, 188:2.

To all whom it may concern:

(Model.

the same as in the original patent. In case Be it known that], HENRYGREBE, of Gmathe sweep-bars G G are made of sheet metal,

ha, Douglas county, Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Hay-Gatherers, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Thisinvention relates to certain improvements in my new and improvedhay-gatherer shown and described in Letters Patent No. 217,609, whichwere granted to me July 15, 1879; and it consistsin providing the sidegates with slotted sweep-bars, in combining'with the 7 side gates,pivoted upon blocks, stay-plates attached to posts and pivoted to thehead having the aforesaid blocks, and in the slide having end stops, andwith the seat standard or upright capable ofadjustment upon either end,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hay-gatherer. vFig. 2 isadetailed perspective view, showingthe wooden sweep-bars;

and Fig. 3 is alike view, showing the pivoted posts and the metalsweep-bars riveted thereto.

A represents the head of the gatherer; and B B represent the teeth,which are secured to the under side of the head A by means of the metalplate 0, the same as in my original patent. At the ends of the head A,upon the upper side thereof, are secured the blocks D l). The sidegates, E E, are pivoted upon these blocks by means of the bolts a a,which pass through the center or near the center of the horizontalbottom bars, 0 b, of the gates and through the said blocks and the headA at the ends, as shown in Fig. 1. The side gates are stayed to the headA by means ot'lthe plates 9 g, secured to the lower ends of the centraluprights,ff, and pivoted upon the lower ends of the bolts to at. Theseplates turn upon the pivots a, when the gates are turned, to reverse thedirection of movement of the gatherer. The rear posts, H H, of the gatesare made short, as shown in Fig. 1, to clear the head A t hen the gatesare turned.

The swcep-barsGrG in Figs. 1 and 3 are sheet metal or leather, and areattached to the rear posts, H H, by means of the staples i t,

instead of using the posts H H and the staples i t, I may pivot betweenthe rear ends of the upper and lower bars, b b, of the gates the metalposts or plates J, to which the ends of the sweep-bars may be secured byrivets or bolts. Instead of using the sheet-metal or leather sweep barsG G, as above described, and as described in my original patent, I mayuse the wooden sweep-bars G G. These bars will be slotted, as shownatjj, and will be attached to the rear ends of the gates by means 6 ofthe rods k It, passing through the rear ends of the bars I) b of thegates andthrough the said slots, as shown in Fig. 2, the slots being ofsufficient length to permit the gates to be reversed, carrying thesweep-bars backward, 7o sweeping the hay, straw, or other material offfrom the teeth of the gatherer.

L represents the seat, which in this construction is adapted to be heldin either end of the board N. This board is held loosely between thehead A and the plate 0, asshown in Fig.

1, and is adapted to slide endwise between the bar and plate, so thatthe seat L may be held by it upon either side of the head A, accordingto the direction the gatherer is being drawn. The endwise movement ofthe board is limited by the blocks pp, secured upon the board at itsends, and these blocks are bored,

as shown at s s, to receive the lower end of the standard lof the seat.8

Instead of attaching the board N to the gatherer, as just described, byplacing it between the head A and the plate 0 the same might be hingedto or pivoted to the head or other wise attached so as to be reversedaccording to the movement of the gatherer and still involve theprinciple of my invention.

To the forward end of the draw-bars m m of the side gates, E E, areattached,by means of the pins H, the clevis-hooks T T. These 5 hooks areformed of the mem berst' t, by which the clevis is attached to thedraw-bars and the hook to, which is turned up, andstands, when theclevisisin place, in the vertical plane with the said members i t, asshown in Fig. 1, so

that the single-tree may be attached and detachedwith case.

This gatherer is used in the same manner that the original gatherer is,except that the driver rides upon the seat L, and by placing his feetupon the teeth he may raise and lower the forward ends of the teeth sothat the atherer will pass over ant and gopher hills, rocks, and otherobstructions Without difliculty. The seatL may be attached to one of thebars G by means of a cord or small chain. so that when the gatherer isto be reversed it is only necessary for the driver to lift the seat outor" the socket in the board N, turn the horses in opposite directionsoutwardly and pass to the other side of the gatherer, draw the board Nthrough, and replace the seatin the rear socket. The turning of thehorses, it will be understood,reverses the side gates, E E, and carriesthe sweep-bars across the head and forces off the accumulation oi'hay,straw, orother mateiial, the same as in the original patent.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent-- 1. The combination, with the rake A B and side gates, EE, ofthe slotted sweep-bars G G, substantially as described.

2. The side gates, E E, pivoted upon the blocks D D, in combination withthe stay-plates g g, attached to the posts ff, and pivoted to the headA, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the head Aand plate 0, of the sliding board orbar N, having the end stops, P, and the seat L, mounted upon an upright.l, capable of adjustment upon either end of the slide N, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY GREBE.

Witnesses:

War. H. TJAMs, Geo. E. P. LAKE.

